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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Ibrahim Hanna Ibrahim, North Ryde, AU;
John L. Parker, Roseville, AU;
Inventors:
Ibrahim Hanna Ibrahim, North Ryde, AU;
John L. Parker, Roseville, AU;
Assignee:
Cochlear Limited, Macquarie University, NSW, AU;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implantable tissue-stimulating device comprising a carrier member having a plurality of electrodes mounted thereon, and at least one signal transmitting wire extending through at least a portion of the carrier member and adapted to transmit signals through the carrier member to and/or from the electrodes. The number of wires within the carrier member is less than the number of electrodes mounted thereon.